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World War II Stories -- In Their Own
Words web site.
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Dedication:
Sidney J. "Chick" Richard 1917 -- 2003
Dedication:
Jacques Fuselier 1919 -- 2003
Dedication:
Lucy (Hebert) Richard 1916 -- 2002
Mission
Statement
Telling
the Story: Times Picayune Article of September 4, 2003
ARMY Catagory:
Stories
of the Men of the 102d Infantry Division
Stories of the Men of the
102nd Division is the largest collection of stories on this web site
and starts with stories from "Those Damn Doggies in F" as well as
additional stories of the men in the 405th, 406th, 407th Regiments.
Additionally, we have added numerous stories from the supporting
units in the 102nd Infantry Division.
Stories are added on a
regular basis to this growing section.
A
Brief History of the 102d Infantry Division
"Those Damn Doggies in F":
Stories of F. Co., 405th Infantry Regiment
Stories
of the Men of Co. F., 405th Regiment, 102nd Division (2nd
Battn)
the
"Kitchen Histories Project" of Co. F.
A
Trubute to the Men of Co. F., 405th Reg, 102nd Division, (2nd
Battn)
The
ROSTER of Co. F., 405th Regiment
The
MEN (as Mentioned in the Stories) of Fox Company
The
Roer River Crossing: February 23, 1945
Battlefield
Art: the Roer River Crossing
the
Concentration Camps
Bez,
Carl, Co. F., 405th Reg. -- Letter
Brophy,
James J. "Jim", Co. F., 405th Reg. -- A Series of Five Audio
Tapes
Brown,
Tom, Co. F., 405th Reg. -- Letter of 22 September 1945
Calloway,
Odra W., Co. F., 405th Reg., -- "My War"
Cambell,
Bob, Co. F., 405th Reg. -- Letter
Dowd,
Frank D. Jr., Co. F., 405th Reg, -- "Experiences in the 102nd
Div."
Fisher,
Robert "Bob", Co. F., 405th Reg. -- "I Remember the Big
One"
Ganz,
Ben, Co. F., 405th Reg. -- Letter
Greenburg,
Gene, Sgt., Co. F., 405th Reg. -- "Gene's World War II
Diary"
Greenburg,
Gene, Sgt., Co. F., 405th Reg. -- "A River Crossing"
Hansen,
Jim, Sgt., 2nd Lt., Co. F., 405th Reg. -- "Jim Hansen
Remembers"
Hansen,
Jim, Sgt., Co. F., 405th Reg. -- "The Attack on
Gardelegen"
Herrick,
Bob, 2nd Lt., Co. F., 405th Reg. -- "From the Roer to the
Rhine"
Hill,
Harris, S., Co. F., 405th Reg. -- Letter
Hottin,
Al, Co. F., 405th Reg. -- Copies of "Up Front"
Hunthausen,
Tony, Co. F., 405th Reg. -- Letter
Katz,
Wallace J., Co. F., 405th Reg. -- Letter
Large
Thurman, Co. F., 405th Reg. -- Letter
Lira,
Robert "Bob", Co. F., 405th Reg. -- "A War Story"
McLeod,
Elwood G., Co. F., 405th Reg. -- Letter
McMillian,
Glenn A., Co. F., 405th Reg.
-- Letter of 8 January 1945
Morgan,
Le Roy, Co. F., 405th Reg. -- Letter
Pero,
Stan, Co. F., 405th Reg. -- Letter
Ross,
Earnie, Co. F., 405th Reg.
Skene,
Dick "John", Co. F., 405th Reg. -- "Experiences with Fox
Company"
Smith,
James J., Co. F., 405th Reg . -- Letter
Souder,
Edward L. "Ed":, Co. F., 405th Reg., 102nd Div., "A War
Story"
Souder,
Edward L. "Ed":, Letters Home in Nov. 1944
Souder,
Edward L. "Ed":, Story Before Combat & Diary
Souder,
Edward L. "Ed":, Additional Excerpts from Ed's Career
Souder,
Edward L. "Ed":, Photo Album & Scrapbook
Have
You Seen This Stolen Nazi Flag?
Stenson,
Joel, Co. F., 405th Reg. -- "Forget About Home"
Strecker,
Jacob, Co. F., 405th Reg. -- Letter
"YANK
-- The Army Weekly": the German Atrocities
More
Stories of the 405th Infantry Regiment
"Reaching
Out" by Daniel S. Ebeling , Co. I., 405th
"Looking
for Assistance" by Edward P. Pytlak, Ço. A.,
405th
"Bastard
Platoon of Co. H-405" by Mitch Mitchell, Co. H., 405th
- "Nov.
19 - 27, 1944" by Wallace Katz, 3rd Btn HQ., 405th
"A
Guiding Light" by "Zeke" Cunningham, Co. A., 405th
"The
Philadelphia Strike " by Fred O. Hunsdorfer, Co. C.,
405th
"Room
Service" by Dave Parshall, Co. I., 405th
"Defending
the Pile" by Dave Parshall, Co. I., 405th
"Ninth
Army Front Remained..." by Carl Main, Co. B., 405th
"History
Bits of Experience..." by Carl Main, Co. B., 405th
"Was
I Scared?..." by Ed Merritt, Co. B., 405th
"Attack
by Co. B..." George Schroeder, Co. B., 405th
"A
Night on the Town" Bob Van Dyne, Co. M., 405th
"War
Respites" Jack Brody, Cannon Co., 405th
"The
Siegfried Line" Richard Altobelli, Co. E., 405th
"Scared...H---
No!" Bob Enkelmann, Co. H., 405th
"To
Whom It May Concern" Walter Ruff, HQ-2nd BN., 405th
"Over
the River" by Howard K. Smith, Correspondant
"Down
Memory Lane" by Donald Larson, Co., H., 405th
"The
Best of Life" by Les Nordlund, Co. B., 405th
"A
River Crossing" by Eugene M. Greenburg, Co. F., 405th
"The
Attack on Gardelegen" by Lt. Jim Hansen, Co. F.,
405th
"Roer
River Crossing" by Samuel D. "Don" Egolf, Co. E., 405th
"Saddle
Up", by Chet W. Edwards, Co. M., 405th
"War
Memories" by Ed Merritt, Co. B., 405th
"Enemy
Weapons -- Friendly Fire" by Ed Merritt, Co. B., 405th
"One
Angry Lieutenant" by Ed Merritt, Co. B., 405th
"The
Road to Krefield" by Henry Roche, Co. I., 405th
"The
Attack on Beeck", by Fred Sutton, 405th Medical
Detachment
"405-I
Company in November, 1944", by Tom Franta, Co. I.,
405th
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Stories
of the 406th Infantry Regiment
"My
War Story", by Sal "Lucky" Conigliaro, S/Sgt., Co. G.,
406th
"My
War Story, Pt. 2", by Sal "Lucky" Conigliaro, S/Sgt., Co. G.,
406th
"A
Personal War Story", by Sal "Lucky" Conigliaro, S/Sgt., Co. G.,
406th
- "Good
Soldiers-Good Citizens", by Bill Hoskins, Co. B., 406th
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- "German
Interpreter -- Ha!", by Chuck Schibener, Cannon Co.,
406th
"Puffendorf
- Fact or Fiction", by Billie Deal, Co. E., 406th
"To
the Roer with H-Co., 406", by Al Richley, Co. H., 406th
"Jump
Off", by Howard Brodie, "Yank" Correspondant
"Windy
Corner", by Barber Waters, Co. A., 406th
"Night
Patrol", by Frank Worthington, Co. B., 406th
"A
Journal of Cannon Company 406th" by Ralph Neese
"From
the Diary of Elwin Miller" by Elwin Miller, Co. K.,
406th
"My
Longest Day", by Harold Eby, Co. A., 406th
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Stories
of the 407th Infantry Regiment
"Too
Soon Old, Too Late Smart", by John Emerich, Co. I.,
407th
"Big
John, the BAR Man", by John Emerick, Co. I., 407th
"It's
Been A Long, Long Time", by John T. Wood, Co. I., 407th
- "I
Remember When", by Jim Crawford, Co. G., 407th
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- "World
War II Rations" by Jim Crawford, Co. G., 407th
"The
Roer River..." by Milton McDonald, Co. I., 407th
- "K
Co.'s Beer Party..." by Gerald Norris, Co. A., 407th
"I
Remember My Adventures..." by Joseph Evangelista, Co. E.,
407th
"November
1944..." by Jim Harris, Co. K., 407th
"General
Heinz Harmel..." by Jim Harris, Co. K., 407th
"A
Day in the Big War" by Jim Harris, Co. K., 407th
"From
the Pen of..." by Joe Laska, Co. K., 407th.
"Ozark
Officer Captured..." by Marvin Danielson, Co., A.,
Hqs-407th
"My
Furough Story " by Bob Smith, Co. K., 407th
"An
Adjustment to Combat " by Paul Wible, Co. I., 407th
"Amusing
Incidents During and... " by Paul Wible, Co. I., 407th
"A
True Love Story" by Keith Parkin, Co. C., 407th
"Observation
Post" by William Lipton, Co. G., 407th
"Recollections
of a 407th Medic" by Ed Furlow, 407th
"Nov.
1944 -- Dreary and Depressive" by Edwin S. Dojka, Co. F.,
407th
"Combat
& Hospitalization Experiences" Hobert Enoch, Co. B.,
407th
"Prisoner
of War" by Robert L. Eastman, Co. C., 407th
"Reminscences
of an Infantryman" by George Illis, Co. C., 407th
"Marching
Fire" by Bob Lally, Co. L., 407th
"Brief
Russian Encounter" by Bob Lally, Co. L., 407th
"Return
From the Dead", by Richard G. Smith, S/Sgt., Co. L.,
407th
"The
Capture and Liberation of 'C' - 407", by Dom Plescia, Co. C.,
407th
"My
Longest Day", by Alex Varga, Co. K., 407th
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Stories
of Other Units of the 102d Division
"Dearest
Francis and all the family", by Jim Tillson, 102d FA
Hq.
"A
Generation of Builders, Doers and Heroes", Newspaper
Article
"On
the Way to the Elbe", by T. A. Rodman, M.D., 379 FA
Btn.
"Into
Germany in December", by Jos. J. Szalay, 380th FA Hq.
"Recreation
While Stationed in Texas", by Jos. J. Szalay, 380th FA
Hq.
"Combat
Begins Near the Border..." by Jos. J. Szalay, 380th
FA-Hqs.
"Non-fraternization
policy violated" by Jos. J. Szalay, 380th FA-Hqs.
- "Impressions
of the French" by Jos. J. Szalay, 380th FA-Hqs.
"548th
On Stage..." by Harry W. Morris, 548th AAA AW Btn.
"Thanksgiving
Day 1944" by Elton Oltjebruns, 327th Med Btn.
"Two
Arnheim Survivors Meet" by Guthrie & Boosport
"From
the Russian Side" by Zvi Harry Glaser
"The
Learning Period" Name Witheld by Request
Battlefield
Art: the Roer River Crossing
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Gage,
Arthur F., 18th Inf. Reg., 1st Infantry Division
Lane,
Clem Jr., T/Sgt. Co. I., 184th Inf. Reg., 7th Infantry
Division
Caldwell,
Orey Lee, T/Sgt., Co. I., 184th Inf. Regt., 7th Infantry
Division
Foutz,
Mervan "Jack", PFC., Battery "B", 516th Field Artillery
Battalion
Fillhard,
Lyle C., 237th Engineer Combat Battn., Co. C., 7th
Corps
"The
Letter Home", Neil, Ernest T. "Babe"., 70th Tank
Battalion
Whiting,
Harold, Sr., 157th Engineer Combat Div., Co. C., 7th
Army
Warren
Varney - 1st Armored Division: POW
Hollywood
Heroes of World War II
Englert,
Joseph F.: 3rd Inf. Div., Co. E., 2nd Battn, 7th
Regiment
Cubine,
John W.: 1st Battalion, Co. B., 507th Airborne
Unofficial
History: 516th Field Artillery Battalion, Battery "B"
Sullivan,
Francis X. "Sully": Battery "B", 516th Field Artillery
Battn
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Salzano,
Joseph: 8th Infantry Division, 13th Regiment
This
Section Has Been Updated and Ammended
47th
Volks Grenadier Division at the Western Front
Experiences
of Erwin Bergfeld
Memories
of Captain Willi Arend
Hans
Zeplien, Captain (Ret.)
Report
of Anton Hall
Reported
by Captain Otto Krannich
Experiences
of Corporal Steinberg
The
Diary of Karl Schacht
The
Deployment of GrenReg 89: Aachen
Report
of Emil Weib
Report
of Private Bohm
Letter
of Lieutenant Reichenau
GrenReg
89: Regimental History
A
Chronicle
A
German Account: Unknown Author
Experiences
of Johann Trostorf in the War of 1939-1945
Selected
from the Experiences of Wilhelm Bürenich,
Düren
Report
About the Second World War West of Düren
Memories
of Hubert Gees
Selections
from the History of 363rd Infantry Division
Miscellaneous
German Units
Deployment
of III./RJG Platoon: Hans Martens
Unidentified
Report - Forward Observer
3rd
PanzerGrenDiv in Combat Near Inden
The
Fights at the Inde
German
Paratroopers
First
Lieutenant Havighorst
Report
of Lt. General Friedrich Sixt
Report
of First Lieutenant Hans-Rudolf Noritz
Report
by Alfred Schunke, 6th Company/ParaReg 8
3rd
ParaDivision Deployment: Late Nov/Dec 1944
The
Fight of 3rd ParaDivision: 11/27-11/30 - 1944
Roesner,
John Daniel: PFC., Co. F., 35th Div.,130th Field Arty
Reg.
Redmond,
John Paul: Co. A., 49th Signal Corps, Heavy Const.
Battn.
Rutledge,
Robert Lee: 48th Armored Infantry Battalion,7th Armored
Divsion
The
Legacy of Pvt. Rutledge
The
Search for Pvt. Rutledge
The
Search for Pvt. Rutledge -- Pt. 2
The
Search for Pvt. Rutledge -- Pt. 3
Gorham,
Russel: "H" Co., 137th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry
Division
Rice,
R. J.: 834th Engineer Bn (Aviation)
Montez,
Lacho: Co. F., 128th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry
Division
"Vinnie"
Name Withheld by Request: U. S. Army Medic, 35th Infantry
Division
Evans,
Mac: 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Division
Bouchereau,
Paul: 508th Parachute Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division
Fuselier,
Jacques: Schofield Barracks/Wheeler Field, Sunday December 7,
1941
Sanchez,
Amadore J.: Co. B., 162nd Inf. Div. - New Guinea &
Phillipines
Soyko,
Andy, PFC, Co. B., 134th Regiment, 35th Division
What
is a Veteran?
ARMY AIR CORPS Catagory:
Voight,
William, 453rd Bomb Group, 733rd Bomb Sq., "the Last
Mission"
Brown,
William E., Jr., 453rd Bomb Group, 733nd Bomb Sq
(Heavy)
- MaGee,
Alan, 303rd Bomb Group, "20,000 Ft. Fall - No Chute - &
Survive!"
Robertson,
John, 108 Squadron, RAF, "the Lucky Escape"
Mavor,
Carey W., 728th Bomb Squadron, 452nd Bomb Group
(Heavy)
Marckioli,
Steve, 364th Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group
(Heavy)
Marckioli,
Steve, 364th BS, 305th BG (Photo Album)
Rojohn,
Glenn Lt., "Piggyback Hero"
Ackerman,
Bill V., 1st Lt., 27th Fighter Bomber Group, 523rd
Squadron
Hurley,
Leonard J., "Mickey", Army Air Corps, 1942 - 1945: Ball Turret
Gunner
Hurley,
Leonard J., "Mickey", "WWII Gunners Reminisce"
Conklin,
Lloyd F., B-17 Co-Pilot, 94th B G, 332 Squadron, 8th Air
Force
Gilinsky,
Joseph J., B-17 Navigator , 94th B G, 332-333 Squadron, 8th Air
Force
NAVY /
COAST GUARD Catagory:
Lafferty,
Walter E.: "Dad's War", U.S.S. Wakefield (AP-21), U. S. Coast
Guard
Jones,
George: Div. 61, Naval Amph., Assault Force B, D-Day, June 6,
1944
Newbauer,
Bill: L.C.V.P. Engineer, U. S. Navy, Iwo Jima, Feb. 20,
1945
MARINES Catagory:
Jacobs,
Raymond, USMC, An Eyewitness Account: 1st Iwo Flag
Raising
Johnson,
Keith W., U. S. Marine Corps, 1942 - 1945: the Returned Photo
Album
The
Returned Photo Album, Part 2
Bernard,
Joseph, U. S. M. C., 1942 - 1945: Guadalcanal, Saipan, Iwo
Jima
(Last
Name Withheld), Joseph, U.S.M.C., 1942 - 1945, Pacific
Campaign
Wood,
James W. "Jim", U.S.M.C., 1943 - 1945, Co. M., Marine Corps
Raiders
Richard,
Sidney J., Military Police Co., U.S.M.C. Guard
Battalion
Hebert,
Paul C., 543rd Platoon, U.S.M.C., Okinawa Veteran
SEABEES Catagory:
Fontenot,
Albert "Chapeau", : 38th Seabees Battalion (Story in
Progress!)
Coons,
Homer Duane, 60th & 50th Battalion, U. S. Navy
Seabees
Rich,
Waldon T., U. S. Seabees, 31st Naval Construction Battalion, U. S.
Navy
Iwo
Jima Seabees Stay Unsung, Naval Construction Battalions on Iwo
Jima
P.O.W. Catagory:
Herman
Knight Beaber: Deliverance! It Has Come! WW II Diary: 1942 -
1945
HOME TOWN HERO Catagory:
Mader,
Rita, : "Memories of the War Years" (Story in
Progress!)
Reine,
Joseph "Joe": 11 Year Old Student, Baker, Louisiana
Fuselier,
Ollie M.: Talking to the Old Folks & Those Handsome Young
Men
CANADIAN Catagory:
Greaves,
Bill: Pvt., "D" Co. - Essex Scottish Regiment of Windsor
Ontario
Meet
Stan Scislowski:
Perth
Regiment of Canada,
11th
Infantry Brigade of the 5th Canadian Armoured Division
"A
Church Service at the Front"
"Maggots
in the Soup"
"McLagan
Barracks"
"Camp
Ipperwash"
"Camp
Ipperwash: Pt 2"
"the
Assault Course"
"the
Andes"
"We
Arrive Overseas"
"When
Not on Parade or Training"
"the
Perth Regiment"
"With
the Perth's in the Field"
"Exercise
Snaffle"
"Dog
Company Resurrected"
"Operation
Harlequin"
"The
Episode of the Swan"
"One
Night at Fusso Munio"
"An
Incident in the Bari Opera House"
"The
Sinking of the Lancastria"
"Operation
Timberwolf"
"Liberator
of Marketable Goods"
"An
Unforgettable Christmas"
"Memories
of a Long Ago War"
"In
England"
"Spearhead
in the Gothic Line"
"Remembrance
Day"
"Battle"
- "A
Christmas Star"
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- "The
Fosso Munio Affair"
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PHOTO ALBUM & SCRAPBOOK:
Neil,
Ernest T. "Babe" , 70th Tank Battalion
Marckioli,
Steve, 364th Bg., 305th BG, (Heavy), 8th Air Force
Ackerman,
Bill, 27th FBG, 523rd Sq., Army Air Corps
Bernard,
Joseph, 2nd Marine Div., 27th Weapons Co., U.S.M.C.
Conklin,
Lloyd F., B-17 Pilot, 94th BG, 332 Sq. (Heavy), 8th Air
Force
D-Day
Memorial Tribute, by Canadian Veteran: Stanly
Scislowski
Fowler,
Calvin
,
Co. 3, 23rd Battalion, 4th Marine Division, U.S.M.C.
Men
of Fox Company, Co. F., 405th Regiment, 102nd Division
Fuselier,
Jacques, Schofield Barracks, 771 AAA Gun Battalion, Dec. 7,
1941
Gilinksy,
Joseph J., Sr., B-17 Navigator, 94th BG, 332 - 333 Sq., 8th Air
Force
Gorham,
Russell, Co. H., 137th Inf. Regiment, 35th Division, U. S.
Army
Hebert,
Paul Cleveland,
543rd Platoon, Midway & Okinawa, U.S.M.C.
Huebner,
Russ,
Co. B., 320the Inf. Regiment, 35th Division, U. S. Army
Hurley,
Leonard J., B-17 Ball Turret Gunner, 305th, BG, 364th Sq., 8th
AF
Johnson,
Keith W., #480706, Guam and Iwo Jima, U.S.M.C.
Newbauer,
Bill, L. C. V. P. Engineer, Iwo Jima, U. S. Navy
Redmond,
John Paul, 1st Sgt., Co. A., 49th Signal Corps, Heavy Const.
Btn.
Rich,
Waldon T., 31st Navy Seabees, Iwo Jima Flag Raising
Carver
Rich,
Waldon T., 31st Naval Construction Battn., Navy Seabees, Pg
#2
Richard,
Sidney J.,
Military Police, Guard Battn., U.S.M.C.
Rutledge,
Robert Lee, 48th Armored Infantry Battalion, 7th Armored
Division
Santos,
Edward J., 406th Regiment, 102nd Infantry Division, U. S.
Army
Scislowski,
Stan, Canadian Army, "Not All of Us Were Brave"
Snell,
J. F. (Jim), 9th Air Force, 386th Bomb Group (Medium), 555th
Squadron,
Souder,
Edward L., Co. F., 405th Regiment, 102nd Division
Soyko,
Andy, Co. B., 134th Regiment, 35th Division, U. S. Army
Wood,
James W. "Jim", Cpl., U.S.M.C. Raiders
PHOTO SERIES COLLECTION:
Iwo
Jima Photo Album: 20 Years after the Invasion, 1965 --
1966
World
War II Pacific Album: Personal Collection of Images: 1942 --
1945
Pearl
Harbor Photo Album: Personal Collection of Image: December 7,
1941
ADDITIONAL PAGES & LINKS:
Telling
the Story: Times Picayune Article of September 4, 2003
World
War II Stories -- In Their Own Words: Veterans Survey
Form
World
War II Stories -- In Their Own Words: Discussion Forum
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War II Stories -- In Their Own Words: Related LINKS
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